A Florida couple recently found their lost diamond engagement ring in their own toilet bowl after it was lost 21 years ago, just before their wedding.
Nick and Shaina Day were not married yet when they went to visit Nick’s parents 21 years ago. Shaina was cleaning around the sink and accidentally threw the ring away with a piece of toilet paper.
She came to me one day and said, “I think I lost my ring,”‘ Nick told WFLA. ‘She said, “It was on the counter now it’s gone and I think I may have flushed it down the toilet on accident.”
When Shaina realized that she had lost the ring, the entire family began looking for the ring. Nick even went as far as climbing into the septic tank to look for it. Sadly, the ring was never found.
Little did everyone know, the ring was stuck in the toilet the entire time. A plumber recently replaced the toilet at Nick’s parents’ house and discovered the ring. He handed it over to Nick’s parents who decided to keep it a secret until Christmas Day when they presented the ring to Nick and Shaina.
Renee, Shiana’s mother-in-law, and her husband gave the engagement ring a thorough cleaning and then gift-wrapped it to present to the couple on Christmas night. Nick said that he and Shaina both “knew exactly what it was” when they opened the Christmas gift.
No one expected that this topic could come back one day. We had to wait more than 20 years for this moment.
When the couple saw the ring for the first time in 21 years, they knew exactly what it was and were completely ecstatic!
“It was kind of an ugly cry,” Shaina said. “I sat there and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is my ring. This is my ring.’ I’m wiping my eyes and mascara is going everywhere,” Shaina added.
According to AWM, the couple now has a few options for the found engagement ring. They might want to pass it down through the generations since the piece of jewelry has such an amazing backstory. However, they are also contemplating incorporating the ring into another piece of jewelry to give it a new life.
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